# Incident 20040624016459I: Boeing 7373TO, Miami, FL, June 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2004
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69348, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69348-2009-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3TO (registry code 138447G, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3to) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373TO
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624016459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ REPORTED AN INJURY DUE TO TURBULENCE ON JUNE 24, 2004. AS PART OF AN ONGOING COMPANY CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE TURBULENCE-RELATED INJURIES, ^PRI^ WAS INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. SUMMATION OF STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA O^: THE CREW WAS FINISHING A BEVERAGE SERVICE, WORKING FORWARD-AFT. THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING LIGHT TURBULENCE. WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 ROWS LEFT TO SERVE, THE CREW DECIDED TO PARK THE BAR CART IN THE AFT GALLEY AND FINISH SERVING FROM THERE DUE TO THE TURBULENCE. AS F/A ^PRIVACY DA^ SET THE BEVERAGE CART NEXT TO THE 2L JUMPSEAT A SUDDEN JOLT OF TURBULENCE FORCED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. ^PRI^ STATES IT FELT "LIKE SOMEONE HITTING THE BACK OF A CAR", LIKE "WHIP LASH." ^PRI^ WAS THROWN INTO THE CORNER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT LAVATORIES, THE BULKHEAD AND THE 2R DOOR. THE IMPACT CAUSED ^PRI^ TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER AND HIS BACK TWISTED A LITTLE. ^PRI^ STATES EVERYTHING HAPPENED WITHIN A SECOND. MODERATE TURBULENCE LASTED LESS THEN 2 SECONDS. AFTER ASSESSING HIS SURROUNDINGS, ^PRI^ GOT UP AND THE CAPTAIN CALLED BACK TO CHECK ON CABIN CREW. CABIN CREW CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ^PRI^ WAS REPLACED IN MIA, DEAHEADED BACK TO IAH AND WENT TO EMPLOYEE CLINIC FOR EVALUATION BY A DOCTOR. ACCORDING TO ^PRI^, THE DOCTOR REPORTED SIGNIFICANT BRUISING ACROSS ^PRIVA^ BACK. PASSENGER INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

## Other reports on N69348 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900316031639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316031639I), Mar 16, 1990: Boeing 737300 (N69348), Washington, DC. Diverted due to low fuel state. Right fuel gauge problem suspected.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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